abstract：BACKGROUND:Growth of solid tumors requires angiogenesis. Evidence indicates that mast cells (MCs) play an important role in tumor angiogenesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible effects of angiogenesis and the presence of MCs on the prognosis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). METHODS:Seventy-one patie...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Tuna B,Yorukoglu K,Unlu M,Mungan MU,Kirkali Z

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The surgical margin status after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer has long been considered a powerful prognostic factor, as well as an important risk factor for local recurrent disease after radical prostatectomy. In this study, a critical analysis of the predictive value of the surgical margin stat...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Vis AN,Schröder FH,van der Kwast TH

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The repair of severe primary hypospadias represents a major surgical challenge. After initial enthusiasm for single-stage procedures, many paediatric urologists have turned to the alternative two-stage approach after experiencing disappointing results. A single surgeon's experience of the two-stage procedure...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Johal NS,Nitkunan T,O'Malley K,Cuckow PM

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the length of needle cores sampled as a quality indicator in systematic transperineal prostate biopsy. We assessed the correlation of core length with the other clinical and topographic parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We prospectively evaluated data from 509 consecutive patients who underwent a f...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Ficarra V,Martignoni G,Novella G,Cerruto MA,Galfano A,Novara G,Pea M,Artibani W

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse the incidence and remission of female urinary incontinence (UI) over 6.5 years and to identify risk factors for the development of UI. METHODS:Women who underwent a health investigation in 1998 or 1999 in the area of Vienna completed the Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms questionnaire. ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Wehrberger C,Temml C,Ponholzer A,Madersbacher S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the clinical role of corticosteroids in the medical expulsive therapy of symptomatic distal ureteral stones. METHODS:Between January 2004 and September 2005, 114 patients with symptomatic distal ureteral stones with a >/=5mm diameter were enrolled in this prospective study and divided into four gr...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Porpiglia F,Vaccino D,Billia M,Renard J,Cracco C,Ghignone G,Scoffone C,Terrone C,Scarpa RM

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bony metastasis is a rare feature of metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumor. A 25 year-old man presented with back pain radiating down both legs, and a subsequent work-up demonstrated a right-sided testicular mass with bilateral retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy and tumor involvement of the L2 vertebra. Radical ingu...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Berglund RK,Lyden SP,Tsai EC,Lieberman I,Klein EA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 100 million people worldwide are affected by bilharziasis, caused by Schistosoma haematobium. For travellers precaution is most important. For the population in endemic areas, an integrated approach including health education is necessary. Effective pharmacologic treatment is available. ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Bichler KH,Savatovsky I,Members of the Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Working Group of the Guidelines Office of the European Association of Urology (EAU):.,Naber KG,Bischop MC,Bjerklund-Johansen TE,Botto H,Cek M,Grabe M,Lobel B,Redort

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor, particularly in genital area. We present a case of penile lyomyosarcoma. Surgical treatment involved subcutaneous penectomy, preserving a sensate skin envelope, bilateral groin dissection and perineal urethrostomy. Reconstruction of the urethra and soft tissue was carried out using a fr...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Dabernig J,Schumacher O,Shelley OP,Dabernig W,Schaff J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Control of the renal pedicle is the most challenging step during laparoscopic nephrectomy. The standard method is to clip the artery and control the vein with an endovascular gastrointestinal anastomosis stapler. However, this device is expensive and has been reported to malfunction, leading to major complica...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Baumert H,Ballaro A,Arroyo C,Kaisary AV,Mulders PF,Knipscheer BC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous reports indicate that as many as 43% of men with low grade PCa at biopsy will be diagnosed with high-grade PCa at RP. We explored the rate of upgrading from biopsy to RP specimen in our contemporary cohort, and developed a model capable of predicting the probability of biopsy Gleason sum upgrading. ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Chun FK,Steuber T,Erbersdobler A,Currlin E,Walz J,Schlomm T,Haese A,Heinzer H,McCormack M,Huland H,Graefen M,Karakiewicz PI

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) and robotic assisted radical prostatectomy (RLRP) based on personal experience and a review of the literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Own experience at one European and one American LRP-center includes more than 2000 cases. We performed a MEDLINE...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Rassweiler J,Hruza M,Teber D,Su LM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To validate a new questionnaire evaluating nocturia, nocturnal enuresis and sleep-interruptions in an elderly population of men and women in Denmark. METHODS:The Nocturia, Nocturnal Enuresis and Sleep-interruption Questionnaire (NNES-Q) emerged from review of the literature and expert consensus. The questio...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Bing MH,Moller LA,Jennum P,Mortensen S,Lose G

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish a teaching program for the performance of endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy (EERPE) that would ascertain the safe and efficacious training of residents with no previous experience with open pelvic surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The technique of EERPE was divided in 12 segments with ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Stolzenburg JU,Rabenalt R,Do M,Horn LC,Liatsikos EN

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is a consensus that transvesical reimplantation is more appropriate in cases of bilateral vesicoureteral reflex (VUR). In contrast to that it is not yet clear which approach should be used in unilateral VUR. This prospective, randomized trial compared the benefits and drawbacks of the intravesical and e...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Schwentner C,Oswald J,Lunacek A,Deibl M,Koerner I,Bartsch G,Radmayr C

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Both laparoscopic surgery and antegrade sclerotherapy are effective treatment options in the management of varicoceles. However, very limited data comparing these two approaches are available in the literature. We present our experience regarding outcome and complications with each treatment modality. PATIEN...

journal_title：European urology

authors： May M,Johannsen M,Beutner S,Helke C,Braun KP,Lein M,Roigas J,Hoschke B

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the current status of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with respect to transferability, learning curve, and outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The data of 5824 patients who underwent LRP in 18 centers by 50 urologists from March 1999 to August 2004 were analyze...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Rassweiler J,Stolzenburg J,Sulser T,Deger S,Zumbé J,Hofmockel G,John H,Janetschek G,Fehr JL,Hatzinger M,Probst M,Rothenberger KH,Poulakis V,Truss M,Popken G,Westphal J,Alles U,Fornara P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The strong familial basis of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) is well recognised, however little progress has been made in identifying the causative genes. In this study we have investigated whether human vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) is associated with the aberrant expression of urothelial differentiation-associate...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Garthwaite MA,Thomas DF,Subramaniam R,Stahlschmidt J,Eardley I,Southgate J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We performed a retrospective analysis of first relapses after cisplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced germ-cell tumors, in order to better define the appropriate follow-up. METHODS:These patients were treated between 1986 and 1998 in two institutions. They were either followed after first-lin...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Fléchon A,Culine S,Théodore C,Droz JP

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared the detection rates of different transperineal prostate biopsy protocols with the aim to optimize the number of cores to sample according to prostate volume. MATERIAL AND METHODS:From October 2002 to October 2004 we evaluated 480 consecutive patients with PSA between 2.5 and 20 ng/ml undergoing ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Ficarra V,Novella G,Novara G,Galfano A,Pea M,Martignoni G,Artibani W

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty has been quoted to have equivalent success rates to the traditional open procedure in the treatment of pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO). The aim of this study was to report our experience with laparoscopic pyeloplasty. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients with PUJO...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Davenport K,Minervini A,Timoney AG,Keeley FX Jr

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigating whether extracellular factors are possible actors in tumoral progression in bladder carcinoma. METHODS:RT112/G2 bladder tumour cells were grown in presence of TGFbeta and analysed by immunological and cDNA microarray techniques. RESULTS:TGFbeta inhibited cell proliferation, reduced TNFalpha- a...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Champelovier P,El Atifi M,Mantel F,Rostaing B,Simon A,Berger F,Seigneurin D

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our preliminary experience with trastuzumab (Herceptin) in the management of metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From november 2001 to august 2002, six patients received trastuzumab for metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder (n=5) or rena...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Peyromaure M,Scotté F,Amsellem-Ouazana D,Vieillefond A,Oudard S,Beuzeboc P

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new minimally invasive surgical procedure, the Trans-obturator Vaginal Tape (TOT) in the treatment of female urodynamic stress incontinence (USI) and to analyse functional results and quality of life after one year of follow up. MATERIAL AND METHO...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Roumeguère T,Quackels T,Bollens R,de Groote A,Zlotta A,Bossche MV,Schulman C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether preservation of accessory pudendal arteries (APAs) adversely influences the rate of positive surgical margins (PSMs) during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between January 2003 and January 2005, 377 men with clinically localized prostate cancer underwent a LR...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Secin FP,Karanikolas N,Kuroiwa K,Vickers A,Touijer K,Guillonneau B

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate possible changes in the expression of the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) from normal urothelium to transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of human bladder. METHODS:Specimens from normal bladder (n=13, mean age 62 yrs), superficial TCC (n=16, mean age 62,4 yrs) and muscle inva...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Lazzeri M,Vannucchi MG,Spinelli M,Bizzoco E,Beneforti P,Turini D,Faussone-Pellegrini MS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The International Prostatic Symptom Score (IPSS) evaluates urinary disorder symptoms frequently associated with benign prostatic obstruction, but does not take into account the bothersomeness they induce. The Symptom Problem Index (SPI) evaluates the degree of discomfort associated with each question on the I...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Perrin P,Marionneau N,Cucherat M,Taieb C

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the length of telomeres in patients with bladder cancer using a quantitative flow cytometry (flow-FISH) technique. METHODS:Bladder washing samples from 51 patients with bladder cancer were obtained immediately before transurethral resection. The average length...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Fernandez-Gomez J,Escaf Barmadah S,Gosalbez D,Rodriguez-Faba O,Jalon A,Gonzalez R,Garcia Miralles T,Calas A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of the Treatment Satisfaction Scale (TSS) was previously reported (Kubin et al., 2004). OBJECTIVE:This article describes the psychometric validation process and psychometric properties (e.g., reliability, validity, and responsiveness) of TSS. METHODS:Initial patient and partner questionnair...

journal_title：European urology

authors： DiBenedetti DB,Gondek K,Sagnier PP,Kubin M,Marquis P,Keininger D,Fugl-Meyer AR

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ejaculation is constituted by two distinct phases, emission and expulsion. Orgasm, a feature perhaps unique in humans, is a cerebral process that occurs, in normal conditions, concomitantly to expulsion of semen. Normal antegrade ejaculation is a highly coordinated physiological process with emission and expulsion pha...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Giuliano F,Clément P

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare two new generation antimuscarinics at their recommended doses for treatment of overactive bladder syndrome (OAB). METHODS:A prospective, double blind, double-dummy, two-arm, parallel-group, 12-week study was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of solifenacin 5 or 10 mg and tolterodine ext...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Chapple CR,Martinez-Garcia R,Selvaggi L,Toozs-Hobson P,Warnack W,Drogendijk T,Wright DM,Bolodeoku J,STAR study group.

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy in invasive bladder cancer. METHODS:: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of updated individual patient data from all available randomised controlled trials comparing local treatment plus adjuvant chemotherapy versus the same local treatment alo...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Advanced Bladder Cancer (ABC) Meta-analysis Collaboration.

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the factors effecting PSA bounce and to identify any possible relationship with biochemical control after 3-D conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and total androgen deprivation (TAD) for prostate cancer by evaluating four previously described PSA bounce definitions. METHODS:Between January 1998 and Ja...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Akyol F,Ozyigit G,Selek U,Karabulut E

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to ascertain whether frequent voiding and urge incontinence are associated with supersensitivity to electrical stimulation in the posterior urethra. METHODS:Current perception thresholds (CPT) were tested at four stimulus frequencies (1, 3, 20, and 100 Hz; duration 0.5 ms) using a ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Kinn AC,Nilsson BY

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical impact of different definitions of hereditary prostate cancer (PCa), the relative risk (RR) of relatives of PCa cases and differences in clinical-pathological features and outcome as function of a family history in a surgical series exposed to Mediterranean diet. METHODS:We classifie...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Sacco E,Prayer-Galetti T,Pinto F,Ciaccia M,Fracalanza S,Betto G,Pagano F

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexuality is an essential aspect of a couple's relationship and has a significant impact on life satisfaction. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that commonly affects older men and is often associated with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and sexual dysfunction. Men with moderate-to-severe LUTS are ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Rosen RC,Giuliano F,Carson CC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of 10 years dynamic sentinel node biopsy experience in penile carcinoma at our institute. PATIENTS AND METHODS:140 patients with clinically node-negative groins were prospectively included. Lymphoscintigraphy was performed after injection of 99mTechnetium-nanoc...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Kroon BK,Horenblas S,Meinhardt W,van der Poel HG,Bex A,van Tinteren H,Valdés Olmos RA,Nieweg OE

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess complications, voiding patterns, and quality of life in patients with an orthotopic bladder substitution, using an N-shaped ileal neobladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between May 1996 and December 2002, 58 patients (52 men and 6 women) underwent an orthotopic ...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Joniau S,Benijts J,Van Kampen M,De Waele M,Ooms J,Van Cleynenbreugel B,Van Poppel H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent phase III studies in hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) showed an improvement in terms of overall survival (OS), objective response (OR) and biochemical response (BR); however, chemotherapy is usually accompanied by negative side effects that determines poor quality of life (QoL) and only margi...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Falsaperla M,Morgia G,Tartarone A,Ardito R,Romano G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess and compare the risk of prostatic surgery in (subsets of) patients with a diagnosis of BPH. We sought to expand on data of an earlier pharmacy-based study by obtaining more information on BPH disease parameters by using a Dutch GP-based research database. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study (1994...

journal_title：European urology

authors： Souverein PC,van Riemsdijk MM,de la Rosette JJ,Opdam PC,Leufkens HG

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00